Combined typewriting and card-perforating machine



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' COMBINED TYPEWRITING AND CARD PERFORATING MACHINE I Filed March 27, 1928 6 Sheets-Sheet 5 H611. \v 74 I Aug. 11, 1931. F. K. DAVIS ETAL 3 9 COMBINED TYPEWRITING AND CARD PERFORATING MACHINE Filed March 27. 1928 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 237 I38 190 m/g 0 Patented Aug. 11, 1931- nrreo s'm'ras' FRANK K. DAVIS, 01 SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND, AND CHARLES C. TAX 19R, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOBS T0 UNDEBWOOD ELLIGTT FISHER ,CGHPANY, 02 NEW YORK, 11'. Y A CORPORATION 03 nmwnnn 4 mun rrrnwnrrmc AND cannrmomrme Haorrmn Application filed am 2?, 192a. 8eria1 n3. scams.

comitant denominational tabulating move ments of dissentaneous extents, if necessary, of the separate denomination-determining carriages of combined typewriting and cardpunching machines, one carriage having to do with the typing, and the other forming part of the punch-selecting devices. In the joint operation of said machines to produce typed work-sheets and correspondingly punched records of the matter typed, the carriages areto be tabulated to corresponding denominations in corresponding zones, and are accordingly moved to dissentaneous extents if the work-sheet is divided into zones having a diflerent width or range of denominations than have correspgnding zones or a record-card to-be punched. For example, an

item-zone on the work-sheet may have a sufi cient number of denominational columns to permit entry of the total for a large number of items, while the corresponding zone of the card is only wide enough for the largest item, i being the usual practice to punch a separate card forevery line of data typed.

The carriages may also be tabulated to dissentaneous extents when skipping 0:" zones is to be efiected or where items areto be typed without correspondingly punching the card. Heretotore, zone-tabulation of the perforator-carriage has been efi'ected by pressing the usual zone-tabulating key for the perforator,

in addition to pressing a similar key for the vention, the usual single set of denominational tabulating keys adjacent the typewriterkeyboard is employed iand means are provided so that operation of said tabulating keys efiects not'only a'denominational tabulation of the typewriter-carriage, but also effects a corresponding denominational tabulation of the punchin -machine carriage. Thus greater efliciency is attained, because the operator need select and operate only one tabulating key, and is relieved of watching the movement of the perforator-carriage for assurance that it indexes columns corresponding to the characters typed.

v The invention'is herein illustrated as applied to that typeof combinedtypewriting and punching machine, in which each carriage moves step by step under the control of ts own feeding device, and in which both feeding devices are jointly controlled by operation of the type-keys to print and to corn comitantly actuate corresponding punching devices through the medium of operating trains from said keys to said punchi dev1ces. In said type of machine, a punc ingmechanism carriage serves to shift punchselecting elements, actuable by said operating trams, step by step in unison with the letterfeeding movements of the typewriter-carriage, so that holes are always punched in the same denominations as the characters typed To permit free movement of the perforator carriage, the operating trains include flexible connecting means between the elements shiftable with said carriage and the fixed key-ea gaging ends cit said trains. There are twelve such punch-selecting trains corresponding to the twelve holespaces in each or the columns into which the usual card is divided, each column having ten'spa-cesiinr I the digits and twoextra spaces for code designations, alphabetical combinations, or other purposes. The typing mechanism may be provided with the usual set of -denemina- I tional 'stops,-each controlled by its own key, and, for co-operation therewith to serve the pertorator-carriage, the invention provides a similar set of denominational stops for the perimeter-carriage. j

A feature of the invention resides in the provision of means enabling the employment of the punch-selecting trains as operating connections from the typewriter-tabulatin keys to the 'perforator-denominational stopsa This is of particular advantage in the type of machine herein illustrated, in which t e ca'rria -feeding escapement-mechanism is of sue nature that the set of perforator-denominational tabulating stops is best mounted on the perforator-carriage. By employing for the perforator-carriage stops the same set of operating trains as serve for selecting the punches, the perforator-carriage is not encumbered by additional trains of connections which would otherwise be neces sary to actuate the perforator tabulating stops thereon. Besides this advantage there are also the advantages resulting from not increasing the number of connections between the typewriting and perforating mechanisms. 1

An additional operating train, actuated by a universal bar at the operation efany typewriter-tabulating key, may serve to actuate novel means herein provided for rendering the operating trains efiective upon the erforator-denominational stops, and ine ective upon the punch-selecting elements, said trains being arranged so as to be actuable by the type-keys or by the tabulating keys. 'Said novel means are so arranged that, as a tabulating key is pressed, the switching of the operating trains precedes the operation of said trains, so that the movement of the selected denominational stop into effective position is assured. Means are provided whereby, upon conclusion of said movement of the denominational stop, the perforatorcarriage is released from the control of its feeding or escapement device to initiate a tabulating movement of said carriage. Said universal member controlling the switching of the operating trains may be the same memher that serves to release the typewritercarwage for a tabulating movement, both carriages being driven in these movements by individual motors.

Means, including zone-determining stops settable along a stationary member, co-operate with the denominational stops mounted on the perforator-carriage to efiect termination of the tabulatin movement of said perforator-carriage as it reaches, in successive zones, the denominational position corresponding to whichever tabulating hey is operated, the t pewriter-carriage being similarly arrested by means of its own set of stops. 7

On account of the limited'room afforded by a card for hole-space columns, successive item-zones into which the card is divided are necessarily directly adjacent to one another. The perforator-carriage in the usual punchselecting operation escapes and moves one step or column ahead, as each character is.

typed and the corresponding punch is selected. Th1 the usual escapement-controlling universal bar operable by any one of the previously- 's escape may be effected. by means of.

mentioned punch-selecting elements. If tabulating' is to be successively effected. in adjacent zones, the perforator-carriage must not be permitted to escape after serving the last or units column of a zone. Otherwise, should the carriage thus escape, the stop for the highest denomination of the succeeding'zone will have passed the zone-stop for said latter zone, and, should a tabulating key forsaid highest denomination then be, pressed, the zone would be skipped. Means, preferably effective upon the aforesaid escapement-controlling universal bar, are accordingly provided to prevent escape of'the perforatorcarriage, after it has served the last or unit and the typewriter-carriage may be denominationally tabulated irrespective of whether the pcrforator-carriage is already at the column of a zone, said means automatically highest denomination of the corresponding v zone. Thus the perforator-mechanism may be in any desired position with respect to the typewriter, as no consideratidn need be given toplacing the perforator so that its carriage 'is within observing range of the operator.

This is particularly feasible with the type of combined typewriting and punching machines herein shown in which the aforesaid operating trains from the type-keys to the punch-selecting elements are electrically actuated, the only connection between the two machines being an electric cable for the circuits controlling the Operation of-said trains.

The denominational stops for the perforator-carriage may be in the form of bars arranged transversely of the. direction of movement of the perforator-carriage, and mountedon said carriage for movement endwise to enable the end of a selected bar or stop to engage the stationary zone-stops. The punchselecting elements on the perforator-carriage for the type of machines herein shown have extensions for receiving actuating impulses or thrusts from the o crating trains, said thrusts being in the irection of carriage movement. Members having portions movable in the direction of said thrusts may serve to translate said thrusts into corresponding movements of the transverselyarranged denominational stops, and, to this end, said portions may be adjacent the extensions of the unch-selecting-elements, so that said operating trains may be convenior'switch elements having ends always in operative connection with said operating trains. Opposite ends thereof may engage either the punch-selectingelements or the tabulating stop-controlling members depend ing on the position of said interponents or said switch elements.

Latching means are provided to hold a selected denominational tabulating etc of the perforator-carriage in efiective position after being moved into position bypressing a tabulating key, and are so arranged that the engagement of a denominational stop with a zone-stop, besides effecting termination of the tabulating movement, automatically eiiects' release of the denominational,

stop and its restoration to normal inefi'ective position. The aforesaid interponents or switch elements for the operating trains may be similarly latched in their denominational stop-selecting positions until the termination of the perforator-carriage tabulating movemerit, their return to normal position also 39 being eiiected as a result of the engagement of a denominational stop with a zone-stop. in their normal positions, said interponents or switch elements may be eliective to engage the punch-selecting elements. In the type vention is herein illustratively applied, termination of the tabulating movement of the periorator-carriage is eii'ected by restoring the eflectiveness of the perforator-carriage escapement-device to hold said carriage, said carriage having been released from said device, as previously stated to initiate a tabulating movement, and said release being maintained by means of a latching device. lnasmucl-r as said release is efiected upon selection of a denominational tabulating stop by pressing a tabulating key, the means whereby latching of said escapement-device is effected are so arranged to permit termination of the tabulating movement irrespective or" whether the operator keeps pressing the tabulating key after the selection of a denominational stop and the release of the perforator-carriage. are effected. This last feature assures proper arrest oi short tabulating movements or" the periorator-carriage.

Other features and advantages will hereinafter appear. i

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of/the punching machine carriage, showing how the denominational stops, punch-selecting elemerits, operating trains and related devices may be arranged thereon.

Figure 2 shows how the punching machine of perforating mechanism to which the inlating movement.

may be connected to the typewriting machine by an electric cable for the circuits controlling the electrical o eration of the means .wherebiy joint operation of said machines is eii'ecte Figure 3 is a top plan view of the punching machine carriage indicating the parts shown in Figure 1. I I

Figure 4 is a diagram, showing how the typewriter-tabulating he s by means of a universal bar may efi'ect s ifting of the shiftable interponents or switch elements that switch the operating trains from thepunchselecting elements to the perforator-stop actuating members.

Fi re 5 is a cross-sectional elevation, showing the parts indicated in Figures 1 and 3.

Figure 6 is a perspective view, showing the operated position of the meanswhereby the escapement-mechanism of the perforatorcarriage is rendered inefi'ective when said carriage is in the last column or units position for any zone. T

Figure 7 is a view, showing how the zonestop enga es and actuates a member forming part of t e escapement-silencing means as the perforator-carriage reaches a units or last column position of any zone.

Figure 8 is a view of the punching machine carriage, showing, in perspective, the various parts indicated in Figures 1, 3, and 5.

Figure 9 is a view of portion of a card, such as is produced in the punching machine.

Figure 10 is an operatedview indicating means whereby the engagement of a denominational stop by a zone-stop may efi'ect restoration of the denominational stop to its ineffective position.

Figurell is a view, showing, in perspective, the operated positions oi. the parts whereby the perimeter-carriage is released from its escapement of feeding deviceupon the selection of a denominational tabulating stop.

Figure 12 shows how means for releasing the perforator-carriage from its escapementmechanism are arranged to permit termination of the tabulating movement irrespective of whether the operator holds a tabulating key longer than the duration of saidtabu- Figure 13 indicates the position of azonestop relative to the perforator-carriage denominational stops, as said carriage is held by its feeding mechanism within the zone for said zone-stop.

Figure i l is a perspective diagram, showing the operating connectionsfrom the typeprinting and tabulating keys to the pertorator-carriage', and also showing the circuits and the means included in said circuits for the electrical'operation of said trains.

Figure 2, exempliiying-atype of combined typing and card-punching machine to which the invention may be applied, indicates the well-known Underwood-Hanson bookkeeping machine, generally designated by the number 20, coupled to an electrically-controlled punching machine for joint operation. Said card-punching machine, generall designated by the number 21, may be of the type indicated in the patent to William W. Lasker, No. 1,287,706, dated December 17, 1918.

A letter-feeding carriage 22 of the Underwood typewriter, included in said bookkeeping machine, advances step by step by means of the usual escapement-mechanism 23, actuatcd by operation of typei keys 24, and is drawn by the usual spring-motor 25. The usual Underwood denominational tabulating mechanism for said carriage includes a set of denominational keys 26 attached to keylevers 27, Figure 14, for moving denominational stops 28 at the rear of the typewriter into the path of zone-stops 36, settable along a bar 29 attached to the carriage 22.

The card-punching mechanism will be briefly described. Said punchin mechanism includes a nest of punches 30 (Figure 5) and a die-plate 31 therefor, said punches being retained in a frame including a plate 32 and the die-plate 31. A ga 33 separating said plates may receive a car 34 to be punched. The nest of punches is arranged in numerous denominational columns of twelve punches each, ten punches for the digits and two ex tra punches serving various purposes as previously mentioned. I c

Figure 5, which is a cross-sectional elevation through the nest of punches, indicates one of said punch -columns. Over the nest of punches and aligned endwise thereof, is a similar nest of the usual punch-indexing pins 35. each movable downwardly from normal position to oppose upward movement of a corresponding punch, and thereby effect perfora ion of the card, said card, when punching is to be effected, being moved upwardly with the punches in the usual manner during a punch ing-machine-operating cycle. The usual de nomination indexing punching-machine carriage, generally designated by the number 37, serves to depress the index pins 35 column by column, and, to this end, carries a set of rods 38 movable endwise and downwardly in a pinsetting direction, there being one of said rods 38 for every punch in a column. Each rod 38 is attached to a bell-crank 39having an arm 40 extending upwardly for receiving actuating impulses, as indicated in Figure 1.

The usual escapement or feeding device for the punching-machine carriage 37 serves to advance said carirage to the next step or col-. umn, as soon as the preceding column has been served. said carriage advancing from left to right along the usual guide-rails 41. Said feeding device includes an escapementwheel 42, rotatably mounted on said carriage 37. Said escapement-wheel under the influ-' by oscillating the holding dog 44 together 7 with a stepping dog 56.

A spring-pressed universal member 57 actuable by operation of any one of the bellcranks 39 serves to osciflate the dogs 44 and 56. Said universal member 57 in the form of a bail having side arms fulcrumed on the perforator-carriage at 47, has an extension 48 on one of said arms for oscillating said dogs. To this end said extension carries at its lower end, as best seen in Figure 8, a pin 49 co-operating with a cam-slot 50 formed at the end of an arm 51 connected to the dog 56 by a. shaft 52 to which said dog 56 and arm 51 are secured.

The perforator-carriage may be tabulated by withdrawing and latching the dog 44 to release the carriage, and terminating said release and ensuing tabulating movement by causing the dog to re-engage the escapement wheel as the carriage reaches a predetermined position. To this end the dog 44 is not fixedly attached to the dog 56, as in-ordinary escapever 60 fulcrumed on the punching machine carriage at 61. The lever 60 may lift the dog 44 by means of pins 62 and 63 projecting re spectively from said lever and dog. A springpressed latch 64 pivotally mounted at the end of said lever, as indicated, may serve to hold the latter, together with the dog 44, in carriage releasing position, said latch having a portion 65 whic may be caught on a pro ection 66 of the punching machine carriage and readily releasable therefrom to terminate a tabulating movement. A spring 7 7 may pull upon said lever 60 to retract it.

A set of selectively-movable denominational tabulating stops 67 for the punchingmachine carriage may be normally inineffective position. Said denominational sto s 67, preferably in the form of bars, are in the illustrated form of the invention, mountlit The denominational stops 67 may be retained in guides 71, secured to the punchingmachine carriage, said guides having stopreceiving slots 72 spaced accordingto the spacing of the punch or card, columns. A suitable spring 7 3 may serve to retract a selected stop from the effective position in which it may be latched, the stop being thus latched so that a stop-selecting impulse may not be sustained. Each stop (57 may-have a latching step 74, which, as said stop is displaced forwardly for selection, may be caught against one of the guides 71, as indicated in Figure 11. In ineffective position, each stop may, under the influence of the spring 73, reactagainst a fixed plate 75, and may have a step 7 6 to bear upon said plate.

As the punching-machine carriage advances in a tabulating movement, the selected denominational stop will encounter one of the zone-stops, and, as a result, there may be caused displacement of the selected denominational stop, and which displacement maybe utilized to terminate the tabulating movement. To efi'ect suchdisplacement, the forward ends of the denominational stops may have cumming surfaces 78 to coact with similar camming surfaces 79 of the zonestops, for efl'ectin upward displacement of the forward end 0 a selected denominational stop as it encounters a zone-stop. Said upward displacement may serve to actuate a bail 81, the operation of which, through suitable means to be described, is effective to kick ofi the latch 64, and thereby release the dog 44 and arrest the tabulating movement of the punching-machine carriage, said dog' having by means not yet described, been Withdrawn from the escapement-wheel and latched to initiate a tabulating movement concomitantly with the selection of the denominational stop.

Qperating trains connecting the t pewriting mechanism to the punching mac me are preferably electrically actuated. Said trains may serve not only to connect the typekeys 2a with the punch-indexing bell-cranks 39 substantially in the manner heretofore practiced, but may also, according to the present invention, serve as operating trains, whereby operation of the typewriter-tabulating keys 26 efiects selection of correspond,

For transmitting the movements or thrusts of the solenoid-plum ers to suitable points on the punching-mac ine carriage where said thrusts may be utilized to actuate the punchselecting devices or the denominational stops and carriage-releasin devices, there may e employed flexible pus wires 82. Each push wire may be connected at one end to one of the plungers 85, and may have the other end connected to one of a row of rods 87, each mounted for endwise movement in a block 88. Said block may be securedto the punching-machine carriage, which, nevertheless, may move freely by reason of the flexibility of the push wires and flexible sheaths 89 which retain said push Wires. Each of the a sheaths 89 may have one end secured to the block 88, and the other end secured to a mounting (not shown) that supports the solenoids. The solenoids are preferably mounted so that their plungers are thrust upwardly from normal positions, the return to normal positions withconse uent retraction of the push wires being pre erably efiected by gravity acting upon said plungers.

To simplify the illustration of the invention, the ten numeral-keys only are shown as being efiective to actuate the operating trains 83. As seen inFigure 14, there me. be below the forward end ortion of eac type-key-lever 91 a normal y-open contact switch 92, which may be closed as said lever is depressed to actuate a type of the usual set of types conventionally represented at 102. The solenoids of a corresponding operatin train may thus be caused to beenergize every time a type-key is operated.

As the operating trains 83 are to serve also for the selection of the denominational tabulat-ing stops'67 and consequent tabulation of the punching-machine carriage through operation of the typewritertabuleting keys 26, there may be provided for each tahulat ng key a normally-open contact-switch 94, which may be below and therefore closable by operation of the lever 27 of said each tabulating key. The operatin trains 83 being thus actuable either through operation oi; the typeprinting keys or through operation of the which will now be tabulatiug keys, means,

the

described, are provided for delivering thrusts of said trains to either the punchselecting devices or to the punching-machine carriage-tabulating devices, depending upon which lrind of key is operated.

, For switching the operating trains from oneset of devices to the other, there may be provided a set of switchable interponents preferably in the form of spring-pressed rods or plungers 97, Figure 8, mounted on the punching-machine carriage opposite the thrust-delivering rods 87 of the operating trains, and arranged in a row similar to the arrangement'of said rods 87, so "that a broad .head 98 at one end of each plunger 9? is oproe Hit

posite a corresponding thrust-delivering rod aw 87. A suitably;limited sidewise displacement of all the rods 97 may serve to align the other ends thereof either with the upwardly-ex tending arms of the punchselecting bellc'ranks 39, or with members forming part of the tabulating devices and which latter members will be presently described. For effecting sidewise displacement of the switching plungers 97 they may be retained in a shiftable switching carriage 99, which may run upon a guide 100, forming part of the punching-machine carriage, as indicated in igure 8. Said switching carriage 99 may have rolls 101 bearing upon said guide 100, and may be normally in such osition that the switching plungers 97 are a igned with the arms 40 of the punch-selecting bell-cranks. lhus the operating trains 83 may be normally eliective to actuate the punch-selecting devices.

Selectively-aotuable members of the unching-machine carriage tabulatingO with which the plun ers 97 may e readily aligned, are preferably in the form or what .will hereinafter be called tabulator-actuating rods 104, which may be arranged, as indicated in Figure 8, in a row similar to the arrangement of the train-switching plungers 97, each tabulator-actuating rod having an end 105 adjoining one of the arms 40 of the punchselecting bell-crank 89, so that the aforesaid sidewise displacement of the train-switchin plungers 97 aligns said plungers with said tabulator-actuating rods. Said tabulatoractuating rods 104 may he guided for endwise movement in slotted guides 107 forming part of the punching-machine carriage structure. An endwise displacement of any tabular-ton actuating rod 104, imparted to it by a corre" sponding operating train 83, serves not only to effect selection. of the denominational tabulating stop for the punching-machine carriage corresponding to the operating train an tabulating key actuated, but may also serve, asuwill be shown presently, to concomitantly efiect release of the punchingmachine -.carriage, to initiate a tabulating movement of said latter carriage. The endwise displacement of a tabulator-actuating rod 104 may efiect a forward displacement of a corresponding denominational stop 67 to effective position by means of a cam-shaped edge 110-formed upon said tabulator-actuating rod, and reacting upon a tongue 111 of said corresponding denominational stop 67. As shown in Figure 3, the cam-shaped edges 110 and corresponding tongues 111 for the several rods 104 and stops 67 may be disposed in an oblique or offset arrangement to avoid interference. A rspring 112 for (each tabulator-actuating run 104 may serve tc retract the latter and hold it in normal position in which a ste 113 may bear against a fixed plate 114, w ch may also serve to secure one end of each spring 112, as indicated in Figure 8.

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The board heads 98 of the train-switching plungers 97 serve to keep said plungers always in operative connection with their re spective operating trains 83, the movement of the switching carriage 99 being limited to about the distance spanning an arm 40 and the adjoining tabulator-actuating rod-ends 105. 1

For shifting the switching carriage 99 to thereby connect the operating trains with the tabulator-actuating rods 104, there may be employed an additional operating train 116, including a thrust-delivering rod 117, Figure 8, co-operating with a bell-crank 118, pivotedon the punching-machine carriage 37 at 119. Said operating train 116 has its own operating solenoid 120, including a movable plunger 121 connected to the thrustdeliverinp' rod 117 on the punching-machine carriage by a flexible push wire 122. For energizing said switching carriage, solenoid 120 upon operation of any tabulating key 26, there may be provided a universal member 125, Figure 14, which may be the usual member that serves to release the typewritercarriage 22 for a tabulating movement upon operation of any typewriter-tabulating key 26, said release being effected by the usual means, conventional-1y represented at 106, actuated by said universal member. The latter is, as usual, directly actuated by an upward movement of any typewriter-denominational stop 28. A shaft 126, to which said -universal member is secured for oscillation,

in tabulating position by means of a latcharm 132 pivoted thereon, the end of which, in bearing against a fixed stop 133, may serve to establish, the alignment of the switching plungers 97 with the tabulating-actuating rods 104, as indicated in Figure 11.

The switching-carriage solenoid 120 may be so wound that its self-induction is less than that of any of the solenoids 84, in order that the shifting of the switching carriage 99 may properly precede a thrust of a plunger 97. In preference, however, for securing proper sequence of operation, there may be employed a normally-open contact-switch 137, which may be so disposed as to be closed by the switching carriage 99 as it reaches its tabulating position. Said switch-contacts 1 137 may be in a common lead 138, Figure 14,

of the tabulating-key contacts 94. Thus it will be seen that until the carriage 99 is in tabulating position and has closed the contacts 137, the tabulating-key contacts 94 will not be efiected to energize the solenoids 84, thus assuring a proper sequence of the movement of the switching carriage 99 and thrust of the plungers 97. As already stated, the switching carriage 99 is normally in punchselecting position, and may be held by a spring 140 against a fixed stop 141 which establishes said position. Said sprin 140 also holds, through the medium of the latch-arm 132, the carriage 99 against the fixed stop 133 in tabulating position.

Release of the punching-machine carriage to initiate a tabulating movement concomitantly with a selection of a tabulating stop 67 is preferably effected by utilizing the endwise displacement of any tabulator-actuating rod 104. To this end, there may be ems ployed a universal member or bail 142, which may s an the outer ends of the tabulator actuatmg rods 104, as indicated in Figure 8,

and have side arms 143 secured to a shaft 144, which may be journaled in the punchingmachine carriage structure. A spring 145 may retract the bail 142 in a direction counter to the thrust it receives from any of the tabulator-actuating rods 104,-and thus serve to hold said bail in normal position.

7 The displacement which the bail 142 receives, as a denominational stop is selected, may be utilized to withdraw the escapementdog 44from the escapement-wheel 42, to initiate a tabulating movement. To this end there may be secured to the bail-shaft 144 an arm 147, which may carry a pivoted hook 148, capable of engagin and lifting the forward portion of the og-lifting lever 60. Said hook 148 may catch in an opening 149 on said lever 60 and may be so mounted that it escapes from said opening just after the lever '60 has been lifted suficiently to enable the lever-latch 64 to be caught over the projection 66. Figure 12 shows how the hook V 148 may thus escape from'said lever. it will be seen that this escape may be eftected by limiting the clockwise movement of said hook relative to the arm 147 on which said hook is mounted, so that, in lifting the lever, the lever-engaging portion of the hook is caused to recede from said lever, said portion turnin in fact about the axis of the hail-shaft 144. Stopping means for thus limiting the movement of the pivotally-mounted hook 148 relative to vthe arm 14?, may consist of a pin 150 projecting from said arm and engaging a portion 151 on the hook. Figure 1 indicates t e relative normal positions of the dog-fitting lever and the lifting arm and hook 147-148 therefor. In said normai positions the hook-stopping pin150; and portion 151 may be in engagement, and the lift ing edge of the hook may be within the leveropening 149. Inasmuch as the hook 148 and the parts which serve to raise it are to be permittcd to return to normal positions after the withdrawal of the do}; 44 has been efiected by lifting and latching the lever 60, there may be provided a spring 153 efiective to in sure re-engagment of the liftingedge of the hook with the lever 60, as said lever reassumes its normal position at the end of a tabulating movement. Under the influence of said spring 153 the point of the hook may bear against the side of said lever 60, whilesaid lever is latched to sustain the withdrawal of the dog 44 and. the hook-raising arm 147 has reassumed its normal position; in this case there would be a corresponding separation of the hook-stopping pin 150 and portion 151. Then, upon the dog-lifting lever-latch being kicked off to terminate a tabulating moveholds the tabulating key 26 until the typewriter-carriage is blocked by the particular denominational stop 28 elevated by said key. Upon the typewritepcarriage being so stopped, the operator may release the key. If no means were provided for permitting immediate termination of the tabulating movement of the punching-machine carriage, it is probable that in tabulatingfor short runs, said carriage would overstep and exceed its intended movement. Heretofore, as practiced in ordinary zone-tabulation of the punching-machine carriage, means were operated, whereby the escapement-dog '56 was caused to be interposed against the escapement-wheel 42 and kept so interposed while the dog 44 was being withdrawn and latched. The tahulating movement was then finally brought under way as the tabulating key was released and the dog thereby withdrawn. inasmuch as it is desired that the operator need not watch the punching-machine carriage, it is provided thatthe punching-machine ca'rriage may begin to move as soon as the tabulating key is depressed, so that the operator need not wait and observe the termination of a punching-machine carriage-tabufi lating movement, which otherwise would foh low a similar movement of the typewriter carriage if said punching-machine carriage were held by the dog 56 until the tahniatmg;

key was released, By providing that the dogwithdrawing means may permit immediate restoration or" said dog, as described, the feasibility of moving both carriages simultaneously for tabulation is assured.

The means whereby a tabulating movement of the punching-machine carriage is terminated upon the encounter of a selected denominational stop 67 with a stationary zonestop 68 will now be described. As already stated, said encounter causes the forward end of the selected denominational stop to be dis-' placed upwardly, said upward displacement serving to actuate the bail 81 which spans all the denominational stops 67 so as to be actuable by any one of them. Said bail may for oscillation be secured to a shaft 154, journaled in the punching-machine-carriage structure, and may have a downwardly extending arm 155, to which may be attached a spring 156 to retract the bail and hold it in its normal position. A link 157, Figures 5 and-10, connects said arm to an arm 158 of a bail 159 underlying the rear end portions of the denominational stops 67, said later bail being secured for oscillation to a shaft 160 journaled in the punching-machine-carriage structure. By means of said latter bail 159, the rearward end of a selected denominational stop is raised and thereby released for retraction by the spring 73 as said selected stop encounters a zone-stop, said release being efiected as the latching step 74 of the stop 67 escapes from its holding edge. A spring 161 for each stop 67 may draw its rear end portion downwardly to insure proper latch- 111 lDiSplacement oi'the bail 81 by the encoun ter of the selected denominational stop with a zone-stop, may be utilized to kick ofi the latch 64 and effect restoration of the escapement-dog 44 to thereby terminate a tabulat-c ing movement. To this end, there may be loosely mounted on the universal bail-shaft 144 an arm 162 which may be vibrated to kick oil the latch 64. Said arm 162 may be joined to an arm 163 to form a lever actuable by the bail 81, said latter arm being connected to said bail by a link 164. For convenient disposition of the two arms 162 and 163, they ma be joined-by a yoke 165.

oncomitantly with the restoration of the escapement-dog 44 and the selected denominational stop, there is efi'ected through displacement of the bail 81 a restoration of the switching carriage 99 to its normal position. An arm 166, secured to the shaft 154 of said bail, may kick off the latch-arm 132 which holds said switching carriage in its tabulatin position. As said latch-arm 132 is kicked ofi the carriage 99 is retracted by its spring 140 against the stop 141. Figure 12 shows the bail 81 partially actuated through the encounter of a selected denominational stop 67 with a zone-stop 68, and shows how the hook 148 is free of the dog-lifting lever 60 to permit restoration of the dog 44 while the tabulator-actuating rod 104 and the universal member 142 are still displaced by sustained tabulating-key pressure.

It will be understood that the denominational stops 67 in their retracted positions cannot encounter the zone-stops 68, and thus the denominational stops 67 following a selected zone-stop as seen in Figure 13 cannot interfere with further movement of .the punching-machine carriage.

As 4 previously stated, the punching-machine carriage must not, in the process of advancing step by step for punch selection, be permitted to escape after serving the last or units column of a zone, Otherwise should the carriage thus escape, the denominational stop 67 for the highest denomination of an immediately succeeding zone will have passed the zone-stop for said latter zone, and should a tabulating key for said highest denomination then be pressed the zone will be skipped. Means for preventing escape of the punching-machine carriage after it serves the last or units column of a zone may displace the escapement-actuating universal bar 57 which is actuable by any one of the several punchselecting bell-cranks 39, said displacement of said universal bar 57 being utilized to render it incapable of actuating the arm 51 whereby the escapement-dogs 44 and 56 are vibrated. To this end the pin 49, which cooperates with the cam-slot 50 of said arm 51 to vibrate said escapement-dogs and which, as already stated, projects from the arm 48 of said universal bar 57, may be cone-shaped. In normal dog-vibrating position of said universal bar 57, the large end of said cone-shaped pin, being on account of its size, in full engagement with the cam-slot 50, is enabled to co-operate with said slot effectively. Upon an endwise forward displacement of said pin 49, effected by a corresponding displacement of the universal bar 57, see Figure 6, the smaller portion 96 of said cone-shaped pin 49 is brought within the cam-slot 50 and being, on account of its smaller size, incapable of fully engaging the cam-slot 50, the pin 49 and therefore the universal bar 57 are ineffective to oscillate dogs 44 and 56. A spring 59, appliedto the arm 51, may be employed to prevent the dog 56 falling toward the csiic as the carriage reaches a last or units column capement-wheel 42 as the pin 49 is displaced forwardly.

For displacing the universal member 57 position in a zone, there may be provided a train having at one end a bell-crank'170 pivoted' upon the punching-machine-carriage structure and operable by a zone-stop, as will be described. At the other end of said train there may be an arm 171 having a forked end be disposed as shown, are a link 174 and an arm 175 secured to a shaft 176 to which the forked arm-171is also secured. Said shaft- 176 may be journaled in a bracket 177 form-- ing part of the punching-machine structure. A spring 178 may serve to hold the universal bar 57 and its shifting train in normal position. As seen in Figures 6 and 7 a springpressed pawl 179 on the bell crank 179 is encountered by a zone-stop 68 as the carriage reaches a last or units column of a zone, thereby effecting displacement of the bell-crank 17 0, and a consequent displacement of .the pin 49 to render the punching-machine-carriage escapement-mechanism inoperative' Restoration of the eflectiveness of said e's capement-mechanism 1s efi'ected upon pressing a tabulating key, the punching-machine carriage with its bell-crank 170 and its pawl 179 in the ensuing tabulatinganovement passing beyond the Zone-stop which caused the displacement of said bell-crank 170 and thus permitting the spring 178 to restore the universal bar 57 and its pin 49, together with the shifting train upon which said spring pulls, to normal position.

Inzthe return movement of the punchingmachine-carriage the spring pressed pawl 179 on the bell-crank 17 0 is idly tipped as it passes over the zone stops in said return movement. As shown in Figure 7, the bellcrank 17 O is so positioned on the punchingmachine-carriage 37 in relation to the denominational stops 67 that it is displaced by a zone-stop 68 when said carriage is' in a units or last column position of the zone established by said zone-stop. SaidFigure 7 also serves'to illustrate how the zone-stop 68, at the right ,of said Figure 7, would pass under the last denominational stop 67 and thereby render the latter ineffective, if the carriage were permitted to escape after serving the units column of the zone established by said zone-stop at the left of said Figure 7. It will into which the card is divided are necessarily directly adjacent to one another; that is to say, there are in order to utilize the full area of the card, no idle spaces marking the divisions between the several zones.

The denominational stop-guides 71 and the tabulator-actuating-rod guides 107 may form a box-like structure which may be secured to a frame in which the punch-selectin bellcranks are mounted. in the sides 0 said box-like structure thus formed, the previously mentioned shafts 144, 154 and 160 may be conveniently journaled. A tab 181 may pivotally support the bell-crank 170.

Also attached to the punch-selecting bellcrank frame 180, there may be a fixture 182 that may serve to support the ush-wire block 88, and may include the gui e 100 for the switching carriage 99. The bell-crank 118 for shifting said switching carriage may have its pivot on a plate 183, which may be secured to said block 88. A portion of said fixture '182may as indicated also serve as the stop 183 against which the end of the carriage latching arm 132 may react.

The operation of the invention and parts related thereto may be summarized as follows: The switching carriage 99 is, as already stated. normally in such position that the switching plungers 97 are aligned with the arms 40 of the punch-selecting bellcranks 89. As a type-key 24 is operated to print, the corresponding contact switch 92 is closed, thereby energizing the corresponding solenoid 84, so that its pushwire 82, through the medium of the thrustdelivering rod 87 and corresponding plunger 97, delivers a thrust or impulse to the arm 40 of the corresponding punch-selecting bell-crank. The impulse which the bellcrank thus receives is utilized to depress the pin setting rod 38, and consequently depress and latch, by means of the usual latch-plate 169, the punch-indeXing-pin 35 for the punch corresponding to the type-key operated. The impulse which the operating crank thus receives is also transmitted to the universal bar 57 that serves to actuate the escapement mechanism for the punching-machine-carriage. A full escapement actuating oscillation of said universal bar 57 is completed as the push-wire is caused to be retracted by the die-energizing of the solenoid 84 through release of the type-key lever 91. The full oscillation of the universal bar 57 thus efi'ected causes a corresponding oscillation Ace of the escapement dogs 44 and 56 with a corresponding advance to the next denomination of the punching-machine-carriage under the pull of its spring motor 43. lhus at each operation of a type-key a corresponding punch is selected and the punching-machine-carriage is caused to advance to the next denomination, all substantially in the manner as heretofore practised. The punching-machine-carriage advances, of course, in rnison with the stcp-by-step movements of the ty )ewriter carriage, said latter movements eing effected by means of the usual typewriter escapement mechanism upon operation of the type-keys.

The type-key operation and step-by-step movements in both carriages may take place after both carriages have been denominationally positioned by operation of the typewriter tabulating keys-26. The operation of the invention in connection with said tabulating keys may be summarized as follows. Depression of any tabulating key 26 elevates the corresponding denominational stop 28 of the typing mechanism and through the medium of the universal bar 125, actuable by any stop 28, releases the typewriter carriage from its escapement device, and thereby causes it to'advance under the influence of its usual spring motor Actuation of the universal bar 125 thus effected also closes the contact switch 1539, thereby energizing the solenoid 120 and delivering the thrust thereof to the switching carriage 99 by means of the push-wire 122, rod 117, and bell-crank 118. The solenoid 120 is thus energized before the stroke of a tabulatingkey 26 has closed the contact switch 94 corresponding to said key 26. Even though said contact switch 9-1 is closed the corresponding solenoid 84 cannot, in the preferred arrangement, be energized until the switching carriage 99 has reached its tahulating position in which the plungers 97 connect the operating trains '83 with the tabulator-actuatingreds 104. As the switching carriage 99 reaches its tabulating position it. closes the contacts 137 and completes the circuit partially closed by the contacts 94, and thereby enables the solenoid 8 1 to be energized atthe proper time. Upon a solenoid 84 being thus energized by operation of a tabulating key 26, it will be seen that a corresponding tabulatc-r-actuating-rod 104 is displaced endwise with the conse uent endwise displacement and latching o a corresponding denominational stop 67 for the punching-machinecarriage. The endwise displacement of the tabulator-actuating-rod 104 also causes the withdrawal of the escapement dog l i frozn the escapement wheel 42, whereupon the punchmg-machine-carriage impelled by its "spring motor 43 advances in a tabulating movement. The dog 4.4 is thus withdrawn or lifted through the medium of the universal bail 14:2, its shaft 144, the hook 148 and the do -lifting lever 60.

. The punching machinecarriage now under way in a tabulating movement pro-' ceeds until the selected denominational stop 67 encounters the first zone-stop 68. As a.

result of said encounter the bail 81 is displaced, causing the selected denominational stop to be unlatched and retracted, and causing the switching carriage 99 to berestored to its normal position in which it is again effective to connect the operating trains with the punch-selecting bell cranks. The dis.- placement of the bail 81 also releases the dog 44 by causing the latch 64, which served to hold it, to be kicked off through the medium of arms 162 and 163 actuated by said bail 81 through the link 164. In this manner, through the encounter of a denominational stop 67 and zone-stop 68, a tabulating movement of the punching carriage is terminated, and the parts which were set and latched by operation of the tah-ulating key 26 are caused to be restored to their normal positions.

It will be understood that the means whereby the punching-machine-carriage escapement-mechanism is rendered ineffective in a units or last column position of the carriage also become effective as said carriage is brought to said position by operation of a tabulating key 26, as distinguished from arriving at said position through the regular step-by-step feeding movements of said carriage.

The twelve operating trains for the twelve hole positions herein shown, should be enough to serve for tabulating within all but exceptionally large ranges of denominations. In the illustration of the invention herein shown, only nine of said trains are employed for denominational tabulating; that is to say, nine operating train, are indicated, it being understood that the number of stops 67 and corresponding parts may be increased to the number of operating trains available, or may be less than 'the number herein shown. A number of denominational stops 67 greater than the number'of operating trains 83 available may be provided for by supplying an operating train for each extra denominational stop 67, each extra operating train being, of course, actuated by its own tabulating key.

Figure lfl indicates how the solenoids 84; and 120, the several contacts 92 and 94 controlling the solenoids 84, and the contacts 129 for the solenoid 120 are connected. Figure 14 also shows the disposition of the-contacts 137, actuated by the switching-carriage 99, in the scheme of connections. All of the solenoids are connected to a common lead embodied in wires 185, 186 and 187, said common lead being connected to one side of the source of current 86. Similarly one side of each of the several pairs of contacts is connected to a common lead connected to the other side of the current source 86, said latter common lead including the wires 138, 188 and 189. Said wire 138 normally open by reason of the contacts 137 is connected to a plate 190, which may form a common terminal for the several pairs of contacts 94, one of each pair of contacts forming part of said plate 190. 'Simillt minal or each of the pairs of contacts 92.

\ The individual elements '90 of the contacts 92 may be mounted on the plate 191 and insulated from one anotherv and from said plate 191, and are connected by individsolenoids.

ual wires 192 and 193 to their respective solenoids. The wires 192 for solenoids which are operated by the tabulating keys 26, are extended and connected to the individual ele ments 93 of the tabulating key contacts 94. Said individual elements 93, as indicated in Figure 14, are mounted on the plate190 and insulated from said plate 190 and from one another. By means of wires 195, which form theextensions of the Wiresl92, said individual elements 93 of the contacts 94 may be connected to the Wires 193 of their respective The individual'element 130 of the contacts 129 for the solenoid 120 not connected to the common lead is connected by a wire 196 to said solenoid 120. It will be understood that the arrangement or, in other words, the grouping or disposition of the wiring, may vary from the description here given Without departing-from the scheme of connections. said description following the conventional diagram indicated in Figure 14. All wires passing from the typing mechanism to the punching-mechanism may be gathered in a cable 103, FigureQ, which may be of suitable length to permit any desired relative disposition of said mechanism. Each tabulating key lever 27 may close its contacts 94 by means of an insulating stud 108 projecting from said lever and capable of engaging the individual contact element 93. An insulated stem 109 projecting upwardly from each individual contact element 90 of the type-key contacts may be engaged by the corresponding type-key lever 91.

As already stated,only the ten numeral keys are shown as being effective to actuate the solenoids 84. It will be understood that the invention may be applied to machines whereqthe usual alphabet keys of the typewriter a' so actuate said solenoids 84, the actuation of some alphabet keys represented by two or more holes, requiring a corresponding actuation of two or more solenoids 84:, in which case a contact switch for each soleno d operated by an alphabet key is closed. The

present invention may be practised irrespective of whether the numeral keys alone, or both numeral and alphabet keys, are capable of actuating the solenoids 84; for selection of correspo ding punches. 7

It will be noted that a. denominational tabulating mechanism'tor the punching-machinearria ze may. according to the present invention. be prov ed Without cncuinbering the punching-machine-carriage with additional operating trains, the same trains that serve the .punch-selecting-mcchanism also serving for the tabulating mechanism.

.punching machine, the combination with typewriter-mechan1sm hav ng'a carriage and a step-by-step letter-feeding device therefor, punching mechanism including a punch-selecting device, a denomination-determining carriage and a step-by-step feeding device therefor, and means including a series of operating trains, whereby both mechanisms in-' cluding both carriage-feeding devices may.

be jointly operated to type upon a work-sheet and produce a correspondingly punched rec- 0rd, of denominational tabulating mechanism effective upon both carriages to shift the same to similar or dissentaneous extents depending upon the extents and locations of corresponding zones in which said carriages operate,-said tabulating mechanism including a single set of denominational tabulating keys, sets of corresponding denominational sto s, one set for each carriage, means en abling said tabulating keys to actuate said operating trains. means under the control of said tabulating keys to transfer said trains from engagement with the punch-selecting device to select denominational stops for the punch-carriage, means, ellcctivc upon operation of any tabulating key, to initiate a tabulating movement of both carriages, and means including settable Zone-stops for both carriages (o-operative with the selected denominational stops, for terminating the tabulating movements of said carriages in prcdeterand also actuate said second feeding mechanism in accordance with the actuation of the typing carriage-feeding mechanism. denominational tabulating mechanism, including a setof denominational keys. for the typing carriage. a second denominational tabulating mechanism, including denominational devices selectively actuable to tabulate the punching carriage denominationally, and means. eil ective upon operation of the tabulating keys, enabling said operating trains to actuate the denominational tabulating mech "anism for the punching-machine carriage in accordance with the corresponding operation of the typing carriage-tabulatin nism, said means arranged so that t 0 respective functions of said operating trains as punch-selecting mediums and t'abulating mediums may be efiectedindependently of one another.

3. In a combined typewriting and cardpunching machine, the combination with a set of keys, types operable by said keys, a carriage for typing, a step-by-step feedin mechanism therefor controlled by sai keys, punches, punch-selecting devices, a movable denomination indexing carriage co operative with said much-selecting devices, and another stepy-step feeding mechanism for said second carriage, of operating trains from the type-keys to the punch-selecting devices, whereby operation of any key may actuate a corresponding punch-selecting device and also actuate said second feeding mechanism in accordance with the actuation of the typing carriage-feeding mechanism, denominational tabulating mechanism, including a set of denominational keys, for the typing carriage, a second denominational tabulating mechanism, including denominational devices selec'tively actuable to tabulate the punching carriage denominationally, and means, effective upon operationof the tabulating keys, enabling said operating trains to actuate the denominational tabulating mechanism for the punching machine carriage in accordance 'with the corresponding operation of the typing carriage-tabulating mechanism, said means arranged so that either of the respective functions of said operating trains as punch-selecting mediums and tabulating mediums may be automatically eflected, depend-' ing on whether a type-key or tabulating key is operated.

4. In a card-punching machine, the combination with punching devices including a set of selectively operable keys therefor, a. movable denomination-determining carriage for said punching devices, a step-by-step feeding device for said carriage under the control of said keys and including a carriagemotor, of a denominational tabulating mechanism for said carriage including a set of denominational stops selectively movable into and out of efiective positions,- a corresponding set of denominational tabulating keys, indivldual stop-selecting trains, one from each denominational tabulating key to the cormovement impelled by said motor, means whereby the ensuing reaction of the selected mecha denominational stop against said counterstopping dev'ice causes termination of said release and terminates said tabulating movement, and additional means "to prevent carpunching machine, the combination with typing mechanism having type-keys and a letter-feeding carriage co-operaiive therewith, and punching mechanism having punch-selecting devices and a step-by-step feeding denomination-indexing carriage cooperative therewith, of tabu'ating mechanism including a set of denominational keys for tabulating the t pewriter-carriage denominationally, tabu ating mechanism, including a set of. denominational members selectively actuable, to tabulate thepunching mechanism carriage denominationally, a series of operating trains actuable either by said type-keys or by said tabulating keys, and means whereby said trains, when actuated by the type-keys, are effective to actuate the punch-selecting devices, and whereby said trains, when actuated by the tabulating keys, are effective to actuate the tabulating mechanism for the punching mechanism carriage so that the punching mechanism carriage is, upon operation of any tabulatlng key, tabulated to a position corresponding to the position to which the typing carriage is tabulated by said operation.

6. In a combined typewriting and cardpunching machine, the combination with type-keys, a letter-feeding carriage co-operative with said keys, and a punching mechanism including punch-selecting devices and a step-by-step feeding denomination indexing carriage co-operative with said punchselecting devices, of denominational tabulating mechanism, including a set of denominational keys, for the typing'carriagqdenominational tabulating mechanism, including a set of selectively actuable denomination indexing members, for the punching carriage, a set of punching mechanism operating trains actuable either by said type-keys or by said tabulating' keys, switching devices whereby said trains may be operativeIy connected to either the punch-selecting devices or to the denomination indexing tabulating members for the punching carriage, and means whereby said switching devices are caused to be; conditioned so that said trains 0 rate corresponding punch-selecting de- V1CeS-Wl1BI1 the type-keys are operated, or are caused to be conditioned so that said trains operate corresponding denomination indexs carriage when the tabulating keys are actuated.

7. In a combined typewriting and card punching machine, the combination with tabulating keys so that in punching ing mechanism,

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type-keys, a letter-feedin carriage (so-operative with said keys, an punching mechanism including punch-selecting devices. and a step-by-step feeding denomination indexing carriage co-operative with said punchselecting devices, of denominational tabulatincluding a set of denominational tabulating keys, for the typing cardenominational tabulating mechanism, including a set of selectively actuable denomination indexing members for the punching carriage, punching mechanism operating trains actuable either by the typekeys or by the. tabulating keys, a set of interponents capable of connecting said trains either with corresponding punch-selecting devices or with corresponding denomination indexing members for the punching carriage, and means for conditioning said interpotients according to operation of type-keys or the operation of said type-keys corresponding punch-selecting devices are actuated, or so that in the operation of said tabulating keys corresponding denomination determining members for the punching carriage are actuated.

8. In a combined typewriting and cardpnnching machine. the combination with type-keys, a letter-feeding carriage co-operative with said keys, and punching mechanism including punch-selecting devices and a step-by-step ieeding denomination indexing carriage co-operative with said punchsclecting devices, of denominational tubulatmechanism, including a set of denominational tabulating keys, for the typing carriage. denominational tabulating mechanism, including a set of selectively actuable denomination determining members, for the punching carriage, punching mechanism operating trains actuable either by the type keys or by the tabulating keys, a set of shiftable interponents normally connecting said trains with corresponding punch-selecting devices so that in the operation of said typekeys corresponding punch-selecting devices are actuated, and means effective upon the operation of the tabulating keys, for shifting said interponents, thereby enabling the trains when actuated by said tabulating keys to select corresponding denomination determining tabulating members for the punching carriage. i

9. In a combined typewriting and cardmachine, the combination with type-keys, a letter-feeding carriage co-operative with said keys, and punching mechanism including punch-selecting devices and a stepby-step feeding denomination indexing carriage co-operative with said unch-selecting devices, of denominational ta ulating mechanism, including a set of denominational tabulating keys, for the typing carriage, denominational tabulating mechanism, including a set of selectively actuable denomination 1npunching elements,

dexing members, for the punching carriage, punchm mechanism operating trains, each train indluding an electromagnet for eifeci'v ing the acutation of said each train, it normally open energizing circuit for each magnet, each train also including means operable either by a corresponding type-key or by a corresponding denominational tabulating key for closing said circuit, switching devices whereby said trains may be operatively con-' nected to either the punch-seecting devices or to the denomination indexing tabulating members for the punching carriage, and means whereby said switching devices are caused to be conditioned so that in the operation of said trains by the type-keys corresponding punch-selecting devices are operated or are caused to be conditioned, so that in the operation of said trains by said tabulating keys corresponding denomination indexing tabulating members for the punching mechanism carriage are actuated.

10. In a combined typewriting and cardpunching machine, the combination with types, type-keys,- punching elements arranged in numerous denominational columns, each column including a series of punching elements, a series of punch-selecting devices corresponding to the several punching ele ments of a column, and a denomination-determining carriage carrying said punch-selecting devices and feedable from column tocolumn upon the actuation of said punch-selecting devices, of operating trains, one for each of the several punch-selecting devices on said carriage,said trains selectively operable by individual type-keys to edect actu ation 0 corresponding punch-selecting devices, denominational tabulating mechanism for said carriage, said mechanism including a series of denominational tabulating keys, a series of corresponding denominational stops individually movable into eifective position, means enabling the denominational tabulating keys to actuate said operating trains, means whereby upon the operation of any tabulating key the corresponding operating train is enabled to eiiect the selection of a corresponding denominational stop without being effective upon'a punch-selecting device, and means efiective upon the operation of any tabulating key for edecting a tabulating movement ofsaid carriage according to the stop selected.

11. In a card-perforating machine, the combination with punching elements arranged in numerous denominational columns, eachcolumn including a series of a series of punch-selecting devices corresponding to the several punching elements of a; column, and a denomination-determining carriage for said punch-selecting devices and feedable from columnto column upon the actuation of the punch-selecting devices, of operating trains,

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'one for each of the several punch-selecting devices on said carriage and effective to actu ate said punch-selecting device, means including a set of keys for selectively operating said trains, denominational tabulating mechanism-for said carriage, said mechanism including a series of denominational tabulating keys, a series of corresponding denomina tional stops selectively movable into eflective position, means enabling the denominational tabulating keys to actuate said operating trains, means whereby upon operation of any tabulating key the corresponding operating train is enabled to effect the selection of a corresponding denominational stop without being efi'ective upon a punch-selecting device, and means effective upontheoperation of any tabulating ke for effecting a tabulating movement of sai carriage. according to the 10 stop selected. f I

12. In a card-perforating machine for punching a card of the character-herein described, said card divided into zones, each zone havin numerous denominational columns of ho e-spaces, the combination with a series of punchin devices corresponding to the hole-spaces o a card'column, and a. denomination indexing carriage carrying said punching devices, of operating trains, one for each of said punching devices and effective to actuate the latter, a set of keys for selectivel operatin said trains, denominational tab ating mec anism for said carriage, said mechanism including a series of denominational tabulating keys, a series of corresponding denominational stops seiectively movable into efiective position, means enabling the denominationa tabulating keys to actuate said operating trains, means whereby upon operation of any tabulating key the correiponding operating train is enabled to effect selection of a corresponding denomina-' tional stop without being effective u on ,a

upon the operation of any tabulating key for e ecting a tabulating movement of said carriage according to the stop selected.- v

13. In a card-perforating machine, the combination with aseries of individuallyoperable punch-selecting devices, and a denomination indexing carriage carrying. said punch-selecting devices, of a stationary set '.of keys correspondingto the seyeral punchselecting devices, a series of operating trains punch-selecting devices, denominational tabulating mechanism for said carriage, said mechanism including a series of denomina tional tabnlating keys, a series of corresponding denominational stops selectively movable into eflectiveposition, means enabling the de ti'iomination tabulating keysto actuate operation of any 08 spending operating train is enabled to fiect punch-selecting device, and means e ective actuable by said keys and effective upon the v keyto .e

combination with 'a series of individually rating trains, means whereby upon tabulating key the correthe selection of a corresponding denominational stop without being effective iiiipon a punch-selecting device, and means e ective u on the operation of any tabulating key for e ecting atabulating movement of said carriage according to the stop selected.

14. In a card-perforating machine, the combination of a punch-selecting device, a denomination indexing carriage carrying said punch-selecting device, a key, an operating train connectin said key and punch-selecting device, a ta ulating mechanism for said carriage, said mechanism including a tabulating key, carriage-stopping means movable into effective position, means enabling. said tabulating key to actuate said 0 eratin train, and means whereby, upon is e operation of the tabulating key, said train, besides bein actuated thereby, is automatically enable to move said carriage-Ste ping means into efiective position without ein effective 11 on the punch-selecting device, an means, e ective upon the operation of said tabulating ke for initiating a tabulating movement an then terminating said movement by means of said carriage-stopping means.

15. In 'a card-perforating machine, the combination with a series of individually-operable punch-selecting devices, and a denomination indexing carriage carrying said punch-selecting devices, of a stationary set of keys corresponding to the several punchselecting devices, a setpf electroma 'nets, each magnet including a member actuable thereby, one magnet for each punch-selecting device, means enabling said keys, when operated, to energize corresponding electromagnets, means operatively connecting said actuable members of the several magnets to correspondin punch-selectin devices, a denominationaI tabulating mecfianism for said carriage, said mechanism including a set of denominational tabulating keys and a corresponding set of denominational stops individually movable into effective position and carried by said carriage, means enabling said tabulating keys, when operated, to energize said 'electromagnets, means whereby theaforesaid connecting means, when actuated by their respective m ets through operation of said tabulating eys, are effective for selectively moving said denominational stops into effective position according to the tabulating keys operated, and means called into action b the operation of. any tabulatin ect a tabulating movement of said carriageaccording to the stop selected.

16. In a card-perforating machine, the

operable punch-selecting devices, and a stepby-step ieedin denomination indexing carrlage coo rative with said punch-selecting devices,;o a set of keys corresponding to the several punch-selecting devices, denomina- 

